National Order of the Lion
National Order of the Lion | |
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Awarded by Senegal | |
Type | State |
Established | 22 October 1960 |
Motto | French: "Un Peuple, Un But, Une Foi" ("One People, One Goal, One Faith") |
Status | Active |
Grand Master | Macky Sall |
Grand Chancellor | Ousmane Ibrahima Sall |
Classes | |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) | None |
Next (lower) | Order of Merit |
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The National Order of the Lion (French: Ordre national du Lion du Sénégal) is the highest order of Senegal.[1]
The order was instituted by Law 60-36 of 22 October 1960 and was awarded to His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I The FIRST as The Grand Cross of The National Order of the Lion of Judah, later modified by Law 62-416 of 11 July 1962, and by Law 64-06 of 24 January 1964.[2] It is awarded for distinguished contributions,[3] both civil and military.[1] The order is one of two national orders of Senegal, the other one being the Order of Merit . Because the National Order of the Lion is awarded only sparingly to keep it in high esteem, the other order was established to recognize contributions that would otherwise be neglected.[3]
The President of Senegal is the Grand Master of the order and chairs the Council of the Order composed of ten people.[4] The Grand Chancellery of the order is under the Protocol Division of the Cabinet of Senegal.[5] The Grand Chancellor is counter admiral Ousmane Ibrahima Sall .[6] The insignia, manufactured by Arthus-Bertrand in Paris,[7] bear the words "République du Sénégal ("Republic of Senegal") and the Senegalese national motto in French: "Un Peuple, Un But, Une Foi" ("One People, One Goal, One Faith").[1] The ribbon is green.[8] The start of the order is featured in the coat of arms of Senegal.[9]
Ranks
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The order has the following five classes: Grand Cross (grand-croix), Grand Officer (grand officier), Commander (commandeur), Officer (officier), and Knight (chevalier).[1] Membership in the order is limited to 25 Grand Crosses, 100 Grand Officers, 200 Commanders, 1,000 Officers, and 5,000 Knights, not including foreign members.[4]
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Recipients
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- Grand Crosses
- Haile Selassie I
- Akihito
- Albert II, Prince of Monaco
- Emmanuel Macron
- Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani
- Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
- Jean-Bédel Bokassa
- Juan Carlos I[citation needed]
- Kim Jong-il[11]
- Macky Sall[12]
- Pieter van Vollenhoven
- Princess Margriet of the Netherlands
- Recep Tayyip Erdoğan[13]
- Tarja Halonen
- Xi Jinping[14]
- Grand Officers
- Commanders
- Knights
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Sainty, Guy Stair; Heydel-Mankoo, Rafal, eds. (2006). World Orders of Knighthood and Merit. Vol. 2. Wilmington: Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 1556. ISBN 978-0-9711966-7-4.
- ^ Repetski, Ilja. "Order of the Lion". World Awards. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ a b "National orders". Presidency of Senegal. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Décorations du Sénégal". semon.fr (in French). 28 November 1996. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ "The Cabinet". Presidency of Senegal. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ "Macky Sall nomme le contre-amiral Ousmane Sall". EnQuete+ (in French). 6 November 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ "Senegalin Leijonan ritarikunnan suurristi ja rintatähti; kunniamerkki". Finna (in Finnish and English). Coin Chamber, The National Museum of Finland. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ "Senegal: Order of the Lion". Medals of the World. 13 February 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ de Vries, Hubert (18 March 2009). "Sénégal". hubert-herald.nl. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ Barrio, Antonio Prieto. "Senegal | Sénégal". Militaria (in English and French). Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ "Grand Cross of National Order of Lion and the Certificate". Korea Today. Vol. 707, no. 5. 2015. ISSN 0454-4072.
- ^ "Biography". Presidency of Senegal. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ "Senegal is a valuable friend and a strategic partner of ours". tccb.gov.tr. Presidency Of The Republic Of Turkey. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "Senegal awards President Xi honorary medal for 'distinguished services'". WatsupAsia.
- ^ a b "Cash prizes, real estate, and highest honours as Senegal celebrates Nations Cup heroes". 9 February 2022.
- ^ "Cash prizes, real estate, and highest honours as Senegal celebrates Nations Cup heroes". Reuters. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ "Decret No. 2004-611 du 30 avril 2004". Journal officiel de la République du Sénégal (in French) (6169). St. Louis: Imprint officielle de l'etat Sénégal. 3 July 2004. OCLC 6217724.
- ^ "Le professeur Didier Raoult élevé à la dignité de commandeur dans l'ordre national du lion par Macky Sall" (in French). 30 March 2021.
- ^ "Sénégal: le Pr Didier Raoult élevé au rang de Commandeur de l'Ordre national du Lion" (in French). 31 March 2021.
- ^ "Decret No. 2005-515 du 1er juin 2005 portant nomination dans l'Ordre national du Lion à titre posthume". Journal officiel de la République du Sénégal (in French) (6230). St. Louis: Imprint officielle de l'etat Sénégal. 16 July 2005. OCLC 6217724.
- ^ Sane, Idrissa (14 March 2006). "Sénégal: Rencontre des femmes écrivains à Gorée : Aminata Sow Fall donnée en exemple à la nouvelle génération". allAfrica.com (in French). Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ "Papa AbdoulayeSECK (Ministre de l'Agriculture et de l'équipement rural) - Abidjan.net Qui est Qui". Abidjan.net. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
Further reading
[edit]- Journal officiel de la République du Sénégal (in French). St. Louis: Imprint officielle de l'etat Sénégal. OCLC 6217724.
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: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - Roffignac, Nicolas de (2000). Ordres et médailles des pays d'Afrique: à l'époque post-coloniale, de 1960 à nos jours (in French). Paris: N. de Roffignac. ISBN 978-2-9513847-0-5.
- Touré, Mamadou Lamdou (2010). La symbolique nationale du Sénégal (in French). Dakar: Doro Éditions. OCLC 489448201.
External links
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- National orders at the Presidency of Senegal
- Les communiqués de la Présidence de la République du Sénégal (in French)
- Journal officiel de la République du Sénégal (in French)